WEDNESDAY, Jan 11 – DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION

MORNING SIDEKICK DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION FOR WEDNESDAY, January 11, 2023
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COMEDY MP3s POSTED ON OUR PREP SITE FOR TODAY: A & M AUTOLAND – Is Cars; THE ONLY MORNING SHOW IN TOWN

TODAY IS …
(All days repeat annually on today’s date unless otherwise noted; days may or may not be called “National”/”International”/”World” depending on source; sources listed often have additional info. We generally do not list special days which were created by commercial companies for the purpose of marketing, or the hundreds of disease awareness listings which occur each year.)

CIGARETTES ARE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH DAY

HOT TODDY DAY
The Punchbowl website says this:
“Today is National Hot Toddy Day! A hot toddy is a delicious drink made with honey, lemon, hot water, and the spirit of your choice (usually whiskey, brandy, or rum). It’s the perfect way to warm up on a cold winter day, and a few sips can also relieve cold or flu symptoms. Hot toddies originated in Scotland sometime during the 18th century. While the exact details are unknown, historians believe that the recipe was developed to make the taste of Scotch whiskey more palatable. (Apparently the women of the day didn’t care for the smoky, peat flavor.) One theory suggests that the word ‘toddy’ evolved from ‘Tod’s well’ (also known as Todian Spring, the water supply for Edinburgh). Today there are many variations on the original hot toddy recipe. Some versions call for tea, coffee, cocoa, apple cider, spices, or even butter. To celebrate National Hot Toddy Day, brew up your favorite type of hot toddy and enjoy!”

INTERNATIONAL THANK-YOU DAY
The AnyDayGuide website says this:
“Every year, people all over the world celebrate International Thank You Day that falls on January 11. This celebration is the perfect opportunity to show your gratitude to the people who make your days what they are. Celebrate this day by showing your appreciation to all the people who make your life better and more beautiful. One single word can make people around you happier, isn’t it great? Unfortunately, we often forget to express our gratitude to others. We only think about ourselves and don’t notice all the things that relatives and friends do for us. Be polite, think of others, and a simple ‘thank you’ will make their day better.”

LEARN YOUR NAME IN MORSE CODE DAY
Google the Morse Code Translator website

MILK DAY
The National Day Calendar website says this:
“The first day that milk was delivered in bottles was on January 11, 1878. Each year, on the anniversary of that day people across the United States observe National Milk Day to celebrate America’s number one beverage.”

NATIONAL STEP IN A PUDDLE AND SPLASH YOUR FRIEND DAY

SECRET PAL DAY

January is:

Adopt a Rescued Bird Month
Be Kind to Food Servers Month
Family Fit Lifestyle Month
Financial Wellness Month
Get Organized Month
National Candy Month
National Clean Up Your Computer Month
National Hobby Month
National Skating Month
National Train Your Dog Month
Walk Your Pet Month

ENTERTAINMENT & CELEBRITIES

KING CHARLES USED TO DO UNDERWEAR HANDSTANDS

One unusual revelation from the new Prince Harry book “Spare” is that his father, now King Charles, would frequently do handstands in just his underwear to help alleviate “constant neck and back pain” due to “old polo injuries.” Harry writes, “He performed them daily, in a pair of boxers, propped against a door or hanging from a bar like a skilled acrobat.” Harry says he dreaded knocking on the doors of Balmoral castle out of fear of discovering his dad doing underwear handstands on the other side. “You might blunder in as he was doing his headstands. If you set one little finger on the knob you would hear him begging from the other side, ‘No! No! Don’t open! Please God don’t open!’”
* Handstands! I’m impressed. Elizabeth just had to demonstrate a cartwheel before they let her become queen.
* Maybe if the whole King thing didn’t work out, he was planning on joining Cirque du Soleil.
* Hey, Chuck – it’s called an inversion table. $129 on Amazon.
* Or … sliding bolt lock. $3.29 at Home Depot.
* Constant neck and back pain? Well, that explains the sour puss.
* These days, King Charles just does 20 ear pushups and that’s about it for the daily exercise.

THE BUZZ

BREAKING UP WITH SOMEONE BECAUSE OF AN “ICK”

A poll of 2,000 adults by dating site Seeking found over half (65%) have ended a relationship because of an ‘ick’ — a trait that turns them off. Some of those Ick Factors:
– Because they smelled bad.
– They were obsessed with horoscopes.
– They clapped when a plane landed.
– They wanted to share food on a first date.
– They wore a tacky watch.
– They had dirty fingernails.
– They had bad teeth.
– They had weird color lipstick. (Yikes! Imagine if someone had bad teeth AND a weird lipstick color.)
– Not wearing socks with shoes.
– They wore socks to bed.
– Using a baby voice.
– Breathing heavy.
– They had a bad tattoo.
– Wearing bad jeans.
– They had too many shirt buttons undone. (* Men only, I presume.)
– They had an Instagram account for their pet.
– They used emojis in texts.
– They wore sunglasses indoors.
– They referred to their favorite sports team as “we,” as if they were part of the actual team.
* Although there are actual members of the (Texans/Broncos/Cardinals/Bears/etc.) who won’t refer to themselves as “we” when talking about their teams.
* Perhaps before your next date you should give the other person an itemized list of your 700 “pet peeves.”
* Did anyone ever end a relationship because the other person was too “judgy”?
* I’ve never clapped when the plane landed, but I once got the clap AFTER the plane landed, on a student trip to Europe.
* How long do you have to be dating before you can start doing these things again without fear that they’re going to dump you?
* PHONE TOPIC: I once dumped somebody because of one thing.

COSMETIC SURGERY: LIPO OVERTAKES BREAST AUGMENTATION

Liposuction has overtaken breast augmentation as the world’s most popular form of cosmetic surgery, according to newly published data from the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. There were over 30 million surgical and non-surgical cosmetic procedures carried out in 2021, a jump of 19% from the previous year.
– Also among the most popular procedures are nose jobs and tummy tucks. Eyelid surgery was the third-most common procedure in the world in 2021, and the most popular among men.
– Thigh lifts were found to be the world’s quickest growing form of cosmetic surgery, up over 53% from 2020.
– The report also highlighted a “notable increase” — of over 30% — in the use of hyaluronic acid, which is commonly injected as a facial filler.
– The USA has the most cosmetic surgeons in the world, approximately 7,000.
– Turkey, Colombia, Mexico and Thailand are the most popular destinations for patients traveling overseas for cosmetic treatments.
* If you can’t feel confident getting a facelift in Turkey or Colombia, then why bother even trying?
* Liposuction has overtaken breast augmentation ’cause get rid of the big belly, and everything else automatically looks larger.
* 30 million cosmetic procedures, and Cher alone accounts for nearly a third of those.
* 30 million in 2021? Now we know where all those Covid Economic Impact checks went to.

U.S. NEWS

MEAT SHOPLIFTER HAS BEEN CAUGHT 70 TIMES

In South Euclid, Ohio, a man was arrested last week after investigators say he stole a shopping cart full of packaged meat to resell at restaurants. Walmart reported a shoplifter who pushed a shopping cart full of various packaged meat and a suitcase out of the store without paying. The suspect then filled the suitcase with the stolen meat. Anything that couldn’t fit in the suitcase was thrown in the dumpster. The man pushed the cart until its security feature locked its front wheel. He then walked off with the suitcase. Officers stopped the suspect at a bus stop across from Walmart. The suspect, a 62-year-old, told officers that he sells stolen meat to restaurants at half price. Investigators say this was the 70th time this man has been arrested.
* When he hits 100 on his punch card, he gets a free dozen donuts.
* What do you want to bet this guy has 70 suitcases sitting in his basement?
* On the bright side, the restaurants who got the meat at half price were able to lower their prices. Just kidding!!!
* This explains the wild dogs hanging around the dumpster.
* The South Euclid Police Force needs a new slogan to replace the current one, which apparently is “Watch ’em go!”

CALIFORNIA NATIONAL GUARD GENERAL FIRED

The California National Guard fired a top commander after reports that he used troops to carry out personal errands. Among the misdeeds of Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Magram:
– He had an on-duty Guard member drive him on a nearly 120-mile round trip to a dental appointment.
– He had a Guard member take his mother on a shopping trip to Whole Foods where, according to the Guard member, “It took her a long time to decide what she wanted, a lot of comparison shopping amongst products.”
– He put an F-15C fighter jet on standby to frighten civilian protesters in 2020, in the early days of the pandemic, making them think the jet would be used to disperse crowds.
* But mostly it was the shopping thing, I’m guessing.
* “Well, I’ve finally cleaned out my desk and packed up my stuff. Oh, private – carry these boxes out to my car.”
* What’s that old saying? “Give a man a fish, he eats for a day; give a man an army and his mother will make sure he eats when he comes over on Sundays.”
* California flooding, fires, earthquakes… it’s not like the National Guard doesn’t have anything else to do over there.

M&M’s POLITICIZES CANDY WITH NEW PACKAGING

M&M’s candy says it’s making a statement with its latest candy package design. A limited edition all-female pack of M&M’s will include only Purple, Brown and Green — the candy’s trio of female characters. The three are pictured upside-down on the package — to “celebrate women everywhere who are flipping the status quo.” And, by the way, they have that line printed on the package to explain why the picture is upside down and there are only three M&M colors in the bag. Says Gabrielle Wesley, chief marketing officer for Mars Wrigley North America, “The M&M’S brand is on a mission to use the power of fun to create purposeful connections, as we work to create a world where everyone feels they belong.”
* “There! I sure earned my bonus this year, didn’t I, boss?”
* Finally, a candy that emboldens all those 7-year-old girls out there who are taking a break from eating Skittles.
* By the way, they still make you fat and give you zits, but hey, girls – empowerment!
* I was WONDERING why so many people get marginalized. It’s ’cause all these years, M&M wasn’t stepping up!
* Celebrating women. Seriously? Thinking binary is SO 20th Century.
* That’s great, lady. Now do something with Blow Pops.

AUDIO: MUSEUM OF SEX OPENING IN MIAMI

The Museum of Sex in New York City is a top-rated attraction on TripAdvisor. They’re now opening a branch museum in Miami, Florida. Set to open this spring, the institution will occupy a 32,000-square-foot converted warehouse in Miami’s Allapattah neighborhood. The museum’s executive director and founder, Daniel Gluck – rhymes with, uh, “cluck” – says the opening exhibitions include a presentation by Hajime Sorayama: four “sexy robot” sculptures, each standing over 9 feet tall, as well as 20 of his retro-futuristic erotic paintings. A permanent installation “Super Funland: Journey into the Erotic Carnival,” will feature a 40-foot-wide mermaid tank.
* They’ve got a 40-foot-wide mermaid? That’s not sexy, that’s scary!
* Museum of Sex? Sorry, this sounds more like a Spencer’s of Sex.
* The museum will have a cold opening, because, in a sex museum, there’s no need to get the kinks out.
* Reservations not required, but call ahead to let them know if you’ll be coming.
* I don’t know about the exhibits, but it certainly has the best gift shop in town.
* CLIP: I believe it was Indiana Jones who once said about sex: (play clip)
* CLIP URL: morningsidekick(dot)(com)/prep/wp-content/uploads/IndianaJones-ItBelongsInAMuseum(dot)mp3

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

DUTCH SUPERMARKET CREATES SLOW CHECKOUT LANE FOR CHATTY SHOPPERS

This is apparently true: a Dutch supermarket chain – Jumbo, with over 700 locations – has introduced slow checkout lanes for people who enjoy talking while their groceries are being scanned and bagged. It’s called a Kletskassa, or “chat checkout.” The concept was introduced by Jumbo in the summer of 2019 as a part of the Dutch government’s One Against Loneliness campaign. There are 1.3 million adults over 75 in the Netherlands, and 33% of them say they feel at least moderately lonely. Talking to the cashier helps them stay in communication with another human. Jumbo market has the lanes in over 200 of its stores.
* “Kletskassa” is also the Dutch word for Hell.
* It’s so slow, there’s a sign at the front of the lane: “Bananas must be green before entering.”
* “Hey, sorry for interrupting your story, but I’m going on break. Hans Brinker here will take over listening to you.”
* Lonely people talking to cashiers. Well, I guess it gives the Dutch bartenders a break.
* They charge by the groceries, but they should charge by the minute.

TRENDING

GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS WINNERS LIST

Here are the winners of Tuesday Night’s Golden Globe Awards.
Movies:
– Best Drama – The Fablemans
– Best Comedy – The hi-larious Banshees of Inisherin
– Best Screenplay – that riotous comedy The Banshees of Inisherin
– Actress in a Drama – Cate Blanchett, Tár
– Actor in a Drama – Austin Butler, Elvis
– Actress in a Comedy – Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once
– Actor in a Comedy – Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
– Supporting Actress in Any Movie – Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
– Supporting Actor in Any Movie – Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once
– Best DIrector – Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans
– Animated Movie – Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

TV:
– Best Drama – House of the Dragon
– Best Comedy – Abbott Elementary
– Limited Series – The White Lotus
– Actress in a Drama – Zendaya, Euphoria
– Actor in a Drama – Kevin Costner, Yellowstone
– Actress in a Comedy – Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
– Actor in a Comedy – Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
– Actress in Limited Series – Amanda Seyfried, The Dropout
– Actor in Limited Series – Evan Peters, Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
– Supporting Actress, Limited Series – Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus
– Supporting Actor, Limited Series – Paul Walter Hauser, Black Bird
– Supporting Actress in TV Series – Julia Garner, Ozark
– Supporting Actor in TV Series – Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary

THE FRIENDLIEST CITIES IN THE U.S.

According to travel professionals, such as Conde Nast, Travel + Leisure, Expedia, MapQuest and others, here are The Five Friendliest Cities in the USA:
1. Honolulu, Hawaii
2. Newport, Rhode Island
3. New Orleans, Louisiana
4. Chattanooga, Tennessee
5. Asheville, North Carolina

ALMANAC

NOTABLE DATES, UPCOMING U.S. OBSERVANCES

January 16, Monday – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 22, Sunday – Chinese New Year (The Year of the Rabbit)
January 27, Friday – Int’l Holocaust Remembrance Day (UN)
February 2, Thursday – Groundhog Day
February 12, Sunday – Lincoln’s Birthday
February 14, Tuesday – Valentine’s Day
February 20, Monday – Presidents Day / Washington’s Birthday
February 21, Tuesday – Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras
March 12, Sunday – Daylight Saving Time Begins
March 17, Friday – St. Patrick’s Day
March 20, Sunday – Spring begins, Spring Equinox is 5:24 p.m. EDT
March 21, Monday – First full day of Spring

BIRTHDAYS

Aja Naomi King (actress, “How To Get Away With Murder”) … 38
Rockmond Dunbar (actor, “9-1-1”) … 50
Amanda Peet (actress, “Dirty John,” “Togetherness”, “The Good Wife”) … 51
Mary J. Blige (R&B singer) … 52
Vicki Peterson (singer/guitarist with The Bangles) … 65

BIRTHDAY QUOTE QUIZ – Ask your listeners “Who said it?” HINT: Today’s their birthday!

“To relax, I love sitting back and turning my brain off and watching TV.”

(A) Joe Biden
(B) Elon Musk
(C) Aja Naomi King

ANSWER: (C) Aja Naomi King

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

2010 – Mark McGwire admitted to The Associated Press that he’d used steroids and human growth hormone when he broke baseball’s home run record in 1998.
* Then he ripped three phone books in half and went home.

1990 – Bobby Knight became basketball’s Big 10 winningest coach with 229 victories.
* Instead of throwing a party to celebrate, Knight threw a few chairs.

1964 – The Surgeon General released a report saying smoking cigarettes is dangerous to health. Shortly thereafter, cigarette advertising was banned from television in the public interest.
* Unfortunately, they didn’t do the same to “Gilligan’s Island.”

1949 – The first recorded snowfall fell in Los Angeles.
* Half the population tried to shovel it up, and the other half tried to snort it.

1922 – The first successful use of insulin to combat the effects of diabetes was used on a Canadian aristocrat.
* Sweet!

1902 – “Popular Mechanics” magazine was published for the first time.
* As far as I’m concerned, popular mechanics are the ones who fix your car for less than double the estimate.

1878 – Milk was delivered in glass bottles for the first time, in New York City.
* It sure beat the old method of getting a big sponge full of milk.

1569 – The first recorded lottery was drawn in St. Paul’s Cathedral, England.
* The cynics said you had less of chance of winning than you had of being hit by a car – and THEY wouldn’t be invented for another 300 years.

THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY

2005 – Former Bread guitarist and Academy Award-winning songwriter Jimmy Griffin died at his home in Nashville at the age of 61 after suffering from cancer.

2003 – Pete Townshend issued a public statement denying being a pedophile after his name was linked with a police Internet porn inquiry. But The Who guitarist did admit studying child pornography for research into a campaign against it.

2002 – Mickey Finn from T Rex died of kidney and liver problems at the age of 55.

2000 – Gary Glitter was released from prison after serving half of a four-month sentence for possessing child pornography downloaded from the internet. Glitter was told he would have to go on the sex offenders’ registry for seven years.

2000 – It was reported that Whitney Houston was under investigation after allegedly trying to smuggle 15.2 grams of marijuana out of Hawaii. A security officer found the drug in the singer’s handbag; Houston then walked away when he tried to detain her.

1999 – *NSYNC won the Favorite Pop/Rock new artist award at the 26th Annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles.

1998 – Rolling Stone magazine readers poll picked “Be Here Now” by Oasis as album of the year.

1992 – Nirvana appeared on NBC-TV’s Saturday Night Live. Also on this day “Nevermind” went to No.1 on the U.S. album chart.

1992 – Prince’s future wife Mayte made her first live appearance with him in Minneapolis.

1985 – A Brazilian rock festival held in Rio claimed to be the biggest ever staged. The festival featured Queen, Rod Stewart, AC/DC, Whitesnake, Yes and Iron Maiden.

1967 – The Jimi Hendrix Experence recorded “Purple Haze.” Jimi also signed to the new record label Track Records on this day.

1964 – “Ring Of Fire” by Johnny Cash became the first Country album to go to No.1 in the U.S.

1963 – The Beatles recorded their first TV show appearance in England, a program called “Thank Your Lucky Stars.” They lip-synched to their new single “Please Please Me” which was released on this day.

X-TREME TRIVIA CHALLENGE

Every installment of X-Treme Trivia Challenge includes three mystery factoids. Create your own “Impossible Question” contest – great for listener giveaways and phone interaction starters! Also a perfect sponsorship opportunity!

1. 35% of men say THIS hasn’t changed since they were a kid. What is it?
Their favorite brand of cereal

2. 80% of the richest men in America share THIS physical trait. What is it?
They’re clean-shaven (no beard or mustache)

3. 86% of men say they couldn’t live without one of THESE. What is it?
A dishwasher

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